Food Bank hosting food drive for veterans on Pearl Harbor Day in KV

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, Food Bank representatives will be on hand at Hy-Vee and Walmart.

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Kirksville Daily Express - Kirksville, MO

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Posted Dec. 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Posted Dec. 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Kirksville

The Food Bank of Central & Northeast Missouri is coordinating with Hy-Vee and Walmart for a massive food drive effort Friday.

To remember Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, the drive will run from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. at both locations with a focus on honoring veterans by fighting to feed the hungry. The drive is dedicated to the more than 11,000 vets in northeast Missouri.

“We want to honor our veterans by fighting to feed folks who have fought for our country,” said Mike DeSantis, regional coordinator for The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri.

Cash contributions and nonperishable food items will be accepted at both locations.

“In one day, we hope to raise $5,000 and 5,000 pounds of food,” DeSantis said. “Since we can acquire 15 pounds of food on the dollar, that means Adair County would get 80,000 pounds of food to feed their neighbors.”

Hy-Vee is also upping the ante, offering 10 cents on its new Fuel Saver card on the first dollar each customer donates toward the drive. '